Beach Walks

I've just spent a weekend being pampered at home with hot meals and a tidy house. The beach beckoned, as always, and our walk reminded me just how fabulous the beach can look in any season.

Life in Lab 4-38

A subdued hush has settled over the upper levels of Bourne Lab as third year project season has begun. The gentle squish of a pipette, the buzz of the centrifuge and the dulcit tones of radio 4 (pHd students . .) is all that breaks the unsettled quiet of intense concentration. There are nervous exhanges between shelves of agar, as we try not to break the unfamiliar equipment or incorrectly calculate our dilution series. It's safe to say that we all feel out of our depth, but there is also a certain satisfaction at finally being here. Here being the coal face of science, the gritty reality of original research, the cusp of a radical upheaval of our current understanding. The first ebbs of enthusiasm not withstanding, it is now providing just enough dogged determination for me to hall myself into the lab for an 8am start each day to research bacterial infections in caterpillars. This is my project and no matter how irrelevant it may seem, not matter how many caterpillars try to escape, not matter how many plates of LB Agar I have to pour, I shall see it through!

Splish Splash

. . he's was taking a bath.

I have a major case of pet envy!

Two By Two

Off we popped to the Night At The Theatre animal ark themed launch night (a show with all the perfoming arts socities on campus). I must say I was very impressed with the effort made to dress up!

 Two little mice . .

 . . two(?) zingy giraffes . .

 . . . two snazzy lemurs . .

. . two not so big cats . .

 . . two black panthers . .

 . . two stripey giraffes . .

. . two T-rexes (not sure how they got on the ark?!)

with 1 scary lion .

Mostly everyone behaved

but they seemed happiest in thier natural environment.

Today

Film Night

 It's been nice to have some chilled our socials with the gospel choir this year. I particularly enjoyed snuggling down to watch Sister Act together, singing along and munching all manner of delicious goodies!

Full Moon Party

Not quite an accurate copy of the famed Thai beach version, but a pretty fun first social with the gospel choir nonetheless!

Glow paint smiles all round